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But can the wiles of Art , the grasp of Power , Snatch the rich relics of a well - spent hour ? These , when the trembling spirit wings her flight , Pour round her path a stream of living light ; And gild those pure and perfect realms ...
But can the wiles of Art , the grasp of Power , Snatch the rich relics of a well - spent hour ? These , when the trembling spirit wings her flight , Pour round her path a stream of living light ; And gild those pure and perfect realms ...
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First hour at Mr. Murray's . A much younger and more lively man than I had imagined . A handsome drawing - room , where he receives his friends , usually from two to five o'clock . Pictures by Phillips of Lord Byron , Mr. Scott ...
First hour at Mr. Murray's . A much younger and more lively man than I had imagined . A handsome drawing - room , where he receives his friends , usually from two to five o'clock . Pictures by Phillips of Lord Byron , Mr. Scott ...
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... Chase but a sigh or charm a care to rest ; In one good deed a fleeting hour employ , Or flush one faded cheek with honest joy ; Blest were my lines , though limited their sphere , Though short their date , as his who traced them ...
... Chase but a sigh or charm a care to rest ; In one good deed a fleeting hour employ , Or flush one faded cheek with honest joy ; Blest were my lines , though limited their sphere , Though short their date , as his who traced them ...
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Oft with the babes we wandered in the wood , Or viewed the forest feats of Robin Hood : Oft , fancy - led , at midnight's fearful hour , With startling step we scaled the lonely tower ...
Oft with the babes we wandered in the wood , Or viewed the forest feats of Robin Hood : Oft , fancy - led , at midnight's fearful hour , With startling step we scaled the lonely tower ...
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... the immortal friend , Oft seen o'er sleeping Innocence to bend , In that dead hour of night to Silence given , Whispering seraphic visions of her heaven . When the blithe son of Savoy , journeying round With humble wares and pipe of ...
... the immortal friend , Oft seen o'er sleeping Innocence to bend , In that dead hour of night to Silence given , Whispering seraphic visions of her heaven . When the blithe son of Savoy , journeying round With humble wares and pipe of ...
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| Title | The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Rogers: With a Biographical Sketch, and Notes British poets Making of America |
| Author | Samuel Rogers |
| Editor | Epes Sargent |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 16 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 460 pages |
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